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Learn from professionals who have actually built careers in the industries you're trying to enter.

Vignesh BS
Senior Technical Program Manager
- Big Tech careers
- Technical Program Management
- AI / Technology
- Data
Vignesh began his journey at a Tier 2 engineering college with a degree in Mechanical Engineering - far from the conventional path into technology.
Through deliberate upskilling, relentless learning, and hands-on industry experience, he transitioned into the world of technology and built his career across Amazon, Swiggy, and Adobe, before joining Google.
His journey is the foundation of Skilldesq: you don't need to start with the perfect background to build an exceptional career - you need the right direction, the right skills, and the right guidance.
Programs led
- Campus to MAANG
- Next Stop: MAANG
- Zero to AI
- AI Product Manager / AI Technical Program Manager
- AI for Data Professionals
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Apoorv Sharma
Staff Software Development Engineer
- Software engineering
- Cloud
- Distributed systems
- System design
Builds and operates large-scale distributed and cloud systems in a global technology organization.
Programs led
- Zero to Cloud SDE
- Advanced Systems & Distributed Tech
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Nigil Babu
Senior SOC Physical Design Engineer
- VLSI
- SOC
- Semiconductor
- Physical design
Works on silicon and SOC physical design inside a leading semiconductor organization.
Programs led
- VLSI & Hardware Mastery
- Break into Hardware
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Goutham Varma
Data Analytics Manager
- Data analytics
- Data engineering
- SQL
- Visualization
Leads analytics work spanning SQL, data engineering fundamentals, visualization and business decision support.
Programs led
- Data Analytics Accelerator
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Aswani KP
Chartered Accountant
- Finance
- Financial modeling
- Valuation
- Consulting
Consulting and finance experience spanning financial modeling, valuation and advisory work.
Programs led
- Non-Tech to Fintech & Finance
- Zero to Financial Analyst
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Sneha Suresh
Senior Research Fellow - Quantum Computing
- Quantum computing
- Quantum algorithms
- Quantum software
- Advanced physics
Research work in quantum computing, quantum algorithms and quantum software at a leading research institution.
Programs led
- Quantum & Next-Gen Tech Accelerator
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Nagaraj Kharvi
Risk Manager
- Enterprise risk
- Technology risk
- Compliance
- Fraud
Works across enterprise and technology risk, compliance and governance in a large global organization.
Programs led
- Enterprise Risk Executive Program
- Non-Tech to Risk Manager
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